Mop-making machine.



B. HARR.

MOP MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, I915. 1 %7 Patented Nov. 27, 191?.v

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B.HARR. MOP MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, I915.

mwma. Patented Nov. 27, 1917.

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ALSER .HABR, OF. KANSAS orrY, Missouri; asslenon sro CATHERINE HARE, or ansas CITY,.MISSOURI.

MOPMAKING MACHINE.

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To all whom it may concern:

QBeit knownthat I, gBALSER HARR, a citizen ofithe United States, residing at Kansas Gity inthe county of Jackson {and-State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MopeMaking Machines;, and I do declarethe following toibe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas willvenable othersskilled in theartto-which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had Ito theaccompanying drawings, and-to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which {form; a part of this-specification.

My invention relates to :mop making :machines, and more particularly toa machine for-making-whatiis;commonly known as ferrule mopsythe principal object ofthe invention being to provide means for easily and quickly tyingthe yarn to I a handle plug, and applying a ferrule to :thegplug, so that the ferrule may be attachedto a handle-toicomplete the ;1nop.

;It .is also an object "of the invention to provide improved details of structure; the ,preferred forms of which are illustrated in {the accompanying drawings, :wherein:

Figure I ,is; a perspective view of a mop making machine constructedaccording to my invention- 0 Fig. II is a cross-sect1onal @VIGW of the same. i

Fig. IIIis-an enlarged detailview-iof one of the :handle plugs and yarn bales, shown inposition in ithe placing jaw.

"Fig. IV is longitudinalseotion of a for- ;rule and its placing barrel, showing a handlc-pluggzand ferrule located in 'the barrel.

Fig. V is adetailperspectiveview of'the ferrule; :a part being broken away to show (the handle :plug and bail in :place.

Fig. VI isxa deta il perspective view of the ferrule placing :barrel.

Fig. VII is a detail yperspective view-o'fa filler sleeve for the ferrule placing rbarrel.

VIIIis a detail view of :a mop head and part of the handle to which the head 1s attached by any iimproved machine.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates :a table which .is supported at a suitable height from the floor by legs 2, and comprises a top or platform 3 having a transverse slot 4 opening through one edge.

Pivotally mounted on a pin 6 that extends across the slot at about the transverse Specification of Lettersfatent.

Patented Nov. 2%5ll9l1lt,

'dtpplication' filectluly 19,1915. Serial-5N0. 40,617.

1(78111361? aOll the .ta ble are jaws 7%8; the lower arms 9-1O;:of which extend below the table top rand are yieldingly .spacedlby springs 11l2-that are oonheotedxwithithe table body and yielclingly retain the jaws in open ably connected' with its;jawaarm :by a: hook 15 and with an eye bolt 16 on a foot lever :17 thatiis pivotallyigmountedi on thettable, while the other zchaiin ;1 lis 'adjustably connected with the chainzl; theadjustment being; provided in order that thejaws may he; held open at vzn'ious'aviidths according to the size of handlegplug used therewith.

In order; to I provide further. :adj ustmentEI mount the foot lever 17 onia: pin 19that may take into any of several "apertures 21 inla :standarrdiz22 that comprises part of; the table,

so that the lever 5 may i be mounted oat many t'lGfiPGClVBlEEVZLlJlOIl along? the standard.

Fixed to: the tableand extending upwardly rtherefrom, latithe 1 rear :of the slot 4:, is "-a standard 2%, h aving apertures '25 :therein, a and pivotally 1 mounted on a .pin 26- that ex- :Atendsi thro tghone ofl the apertures is a lever 127 comprising spaced bars 28-29.

(Mounted 011%} "rod 31 1 that is :pivotally imountedi in the ar-111s:;28;29, and located between thebats, is IZL ferrule:placingtbarrel 53% comprising a metal-shell that is preferably :taperejd toward its lower end, and a wooden plug or head 35 that fits snugly within the uppersend of'the shelltandlhas 1 an -;edge :36 extending; over I the edge of the shell. "lhe-e'clge 36 Oflllh head 35:is:pref- -erably held iwithta'metal band 37rrin order to prevent splitting. 'Tlieirofdi 331i11pon which the barrel is mounted preferably extends loosely through apertures "38 in ithe :barrel belowathehead. Thehead 35 earriesha latch pin 4:0 which slides lo-osely within the I head and has'a button 41am; lt-si flevelldifOI' llIlllting its .1 movement in =0ne [direction and a hook 42 .at aitsiopposite end for limiting Pits movement in the other direction and for taking over the edge Of the standard '24; inior'der to hold the lever 27 upright when not in use; and the lever 27 is provided with a latch 44 comprising a pivoted bar having teeth 45 at its front edge adapted for engaging the front edge of the latch Copies of this patent may be obtained for plate 46 that is secured to the table, so that when the lever is brought down to place a ferrule on-the handle plug, the parts may be pressed tightly together and the lever atched to hold the parts in place while they are nailed or otherwise secured together. The barrel 33 is provided at one side and near its lower end with a slot 48 through which the nail, by which the ferrule is secured to the handle plug, may be driven.

The handle plug heretofore mentioned comprises a wooden plug 50 of such diameter that it will fit snugly within the metal ferrule 51, and the ferrule 51 is of such size that it will fit closely and snugly over the mop handle 52; the ferrule being provided -with apertures 53 at one end through which nails may be driven to attach the ferrule to the plugs, and with an aperture 54 at the upper end through which a nail may be .driven to attach the ferrule to the mop handle.

The yarn or mop head 55 is held to the ferrule and handle plug by a bail, preferably of spring Wire, and U-shaped to form a neck for holding the yarn, and legs for lying along the handle plug within the ferrule; the ends of the legs being inturned to form keepers 57 that lie over the inner end of the plug within the ferrule to anchor the head to the handle plug.

Presuming the parts to be constructed as described, when a mop is to be assembled,

the yarn 55 is placed in the neck of a bail 56 and a handle plug 50 placed in the upper .end of the bail. The bail with the yarn and plug located therein is then placed in the aws 78 and the legs of the bail pinched by. the jaws to press the same into the sides of the plug and locate the keepers over the end of the latter. A ferrule is then positioned in the barrel 33, the latch 42 slipped to free the lever 27, and the lever moved downwardly .to push the ferrule over the handle "plug and clamp the bail legs to the plug. j

' hen the lever has been lowered to the desired position, it is latched by the toothed bar and the parts held together While the operator drives nails throu h the ferrule and into the handle plug to fix the same together. 7

When the'ferrule has been nailed in place, the lever 27 is released, the jaws 7 8 opened, and the ferrule with the contained parts removed from the barrel 33. The handle 52 is then projected into the open end of the ferrule and the parts nailed together as heretofore suggested. The barrel 33 may be of sufficient diameter to take, .the largest size of a ferrule, and when'a'smaller ferrule is to be used a reducing sleeve 58 is placed in the barrel, the sleeve having a slot 59 that may register with the shell slot 48 in order that the nailing may be accomplished through both members. .Havi'n'g thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is l 1. In a mop making machine, the combination with a jaw, of means for yieldingly retaining the jaw in "open position, means for closing the jaw, a lever movable toward and from the jaw, a ferrule holding barrel on said leveradapted for movement over a member held by said aw and havmg a slot for exposing a part ofsald member.

2. In a mop makingmachine, the combi- 1.

nation with a aw, of means for yieldingly retaining the jaw in open position, means for closing the jaw, a lever movable toward and from the jaw, a ferrule holding barrel member held by said jaw and having a slot 'on said lever adapted for movement over a latch on said lever for holding the barrel in cotiperative relation to the jaw. f

3. In amop making machine, the combination witha table having a slotted top, of a jaw pivotally mounted in the slot in the table top means for normallyholding the jaw open, means for closing'the jaw against a ferrule member to hold said member, a

lever movable toward and. from the jaw, a ferrule holding barrel pivotally mounted on said lever and adapted for moving the ferrule over'the member carried by said jaw,

and a latch for holding the lever in functional position. v i

4. In a mop making machine, the combination'with a table having a slotted top, of a jaw pivotally mounted in the slot in the table top, means for normally holding the L:

"jaw open, means for closing thej aw against a ferrule member to hold said member, a lever movable toward and from the jaw, a ferrule holding barrel pivotally mounted on rule over the member carried by said jaw, a

latch for holding the lever in functional position; the aw operating mechanism and set forth.

"said lever andadapted for moving the fer- In testimony whereof I signature. 7 i

' BALSER ARR.

flve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01 Iatents, WashIngto mLQ. i 

